AnalysisOpinion / analysisEfficiency & Inference1 source · Oct 19, 2026

I Can See Everything

Nick Cammarata of Goodfire makes a bold claim: Neural Networks are Already Clean.

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Key points

  • This is clearly good work that tells us new and important things.
  • The question is, how big an update is this, how much progress does it represent and what is the outlook going forward?
  • Ball (OpenAI): There is so much to say about this, and I will, but WOW, congratulations to Nick and Goodfire.
  • roon (OpenAI): when nick told me that he had some interp breakthroughs, he was uh, underselling it. i think this may be remembered as a major moment in scientific history. news so good even Eliezer will have to lower his pdoom. we can start making alignment into a 'normal science'

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  • [1]I Can See Everything
    Don't Worry About the Vase (Zvi) · Oct 19, 01:44 PM
    Nick Cammarata of Goodfire makes a bold claim: Neural Networks are Already Clean.
    This is clearly good work that tells us new and important things.

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